Dul-2 Tonewood Appalachian Dulcimer

About the Appalachian or Mountain Dulcimer

The Appalachian dulcimer, also known as the Mountain dulcimer, is a fretted folk zither that is semi-indigenous to the mountainous areas of the eastern United States where it is used in the old time music tradition. It evolved from older European instruments (especially, it seems, the German scheitholt).

The Tonewood Dul-2 Appalachian Dulcimer is made from all solid wood in Europe and is a very popular item in the world of traditional Music.

What defines a Appalachian or Mountain Dulcimer

Dulcimer information 2 points that may help

• The dulcimer typically features a diatonic fingerboard. That means that on any single string you can only play the notes of a major scale with a flat seventh (e.g., a mixolydian mode). Playing harmonica or diatonic melodeon will help you understand this.
• The dulcimer is a type of zither, in that its strings are stretched across its sound or resonating chamber rather than extended away from the chamber across a neck (as is the case with guitars mandolins and banjos)..

Tonewood 4 String Appalachian Dulcimer. "Hourglass" Body With A Solid Spruce Top, Mahogany Back & Sides, 18 Fret Maple Fingerboard & Scroll Style Headstock. A Simple, Yet Elegant Instrument. An idea instrument for song accompaniment.

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